Motorist shot on 1-35 in northeast Kansas

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Sep 9, 2013 at 1:00 PM

Authorities are investigating after a motorist was shot while heading south on Interstate 35 in northeast Kansas.The Miami County Sheriff's Office said Sunday that it's hunting for the shooter. The Kansas City Star reports that the shooting occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday. Emergency crews transported one patient to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with a lower-leg wound.

EDGERTON — Authorities are investigating after a motorist was shot while heading south on Interstate 35 in northeast Kansas.The Miami County Sheriff's Office said Sunday that it's hunting for the shooter. The Kansas City Star reports that the shooting occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday. Emergency crews transported one patient to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with a lower-leg wound.Because authorities feared a shooter was taking potshots and targeting motorists from a nearby cornfield, the highway was shut down for several miles. Authorities also conducted a manhunt.

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